> noticed it's made by Nalgene (are they still famous?)Nalgene laboratory originally, and Nalgene Outdoors these days - good stuff actually.We use them for carrying jam: they do not leak!Yeah, I know, jam contains water and is not SUL ... tough. Tastes nice.

Yes, just stand alone, no product in it. The reason I never noticed it was made by Nalgene was because I got it in a supermarket not any sort of specialty store so didn't expect it to be a good brand name.

As a luxury last year I took with me some powdered dessert which when mixed with milk and shaken sets without refrigeration and taste wonderful. So to have a screww on lid for the shaking part was great. Otherwise it was my coffee cup.

JAM ! Why not ! I firmly believe that one of the reasons/rewards of going light is to be able to carry some luxuries. If your packs is no burden because it's so light, why not pack a delicious blob of jam !

I wandered around a Target store today and found Ziploc Twist ’n Loc containers in 16oz/473ml size. Three of them are just $2.79. Perfect for a bowl and storing powders, grains, cereal or soup for lunch. They have a clear bottom and a blue threaded lid. I would be shy about storing really sticky stuff in them-- the lid goes on with a half twist. Nice and light: 1.4oz/40g including the lid. They make a 32oz/1000ml version too.

Yep, and it also comes in a 1 L size. Want to make your wife happy? Buy her a few of these for Xmas for storing stuff like rice and peanuts and so on in the kitchen. My wife has about 6 - 8 of them, and they are wonderful.